Lightning welcome Flyers, hope to stay perfect at home

The Lightning will put their 2-0-0 home record on the line against a Flyers team that had gotten off to a slow start but now seem to have their game together. Philadelphia (2-3-0) has won two games in a row, including a 7-1 thrashing Saturday night of the Florida Panthers.

On Friday night, the Lightning faced the then-undefeated Ottawa Senators in the second of back-to-back games after Ottawa had skated against the Florida Panthers the day prior. In that contest, Tampa Bay fired three third-period goals for a comeback win.

The Flyers arrive in Tampa in the exact same situation and the Lightning are hoping for the exact same result.

“We have to take advantage of them early,” Steven Stamkos said. “Maybe they will be a little tired.”